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LA TOUR, Arthur - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
New York -
Hometown
Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32227881 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of near Horik and Ospel, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 63 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marie (Osborne) La Tour (mother)
More information
Pvt Arthur La Tour attended Mount Assumption Insititute and worked for the Plattsburgh Ice Company.He enlisted on 13 March 1942 and was went overseas in April 1944.
He is commemorated on a monument unveiled in Ospel, the Netherlands on 6 November 2019 in memory of the American soldiers who were killed during the liberation of the town.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, 7tharmddiv.org